A's ace Sean Manaea to undergo shoulder surgery, likely to miss 2019

A's ace Sean Manaea to undergo shoulder surgery, likely to miss 2019

UPDATE (2:31pm PT on Tuesday): A's manager Bob Melvin indicated before Tuesday's game in Baltimore that Sean Manaea will likely miss the entire 2019 season due to arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder.

#Athletics LHP Sean Manaea (shoulder surgery) is expected to miss all of next season. Awful news.

He will join a rotation that includes Luis Severino, CC Sabathia and Masahiro Tanaka. Not bad.

And what does that mean for Bay Area teams? Well -- the A's get a slight confidence boost knowing Seattle has one less threat in the American League West. Which is good considering the lefty was throwing his career-best 11.68 K/9 rating in 2018 . His ERA spiked slightly, but he had an insane amount of power he was throwing to last season. But that didn't stop him from tossing a no-hitter on May 8, becoming the first Canadian pitcher to do so.

Suzuki spent two seasons with the Nats, where he slashed .239/.297/.344 with eight home runs and 50 RBI in 122 games in 2012 and 2013. He was acquired from the A's by Washington in 2012.

The San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser originally reported the 35-year-old was approached by the A's about a possible one-year deal next season after he recently was granted free agency by the Braves.